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Maeda, Polanco lead Twins past Royals 6-2 to stop skid

Kenta Maeda struck out a season-best 10 in six scoreless innings, Jorge Polanco homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 to halt a five-game losing streak

JULY 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Shaky in seventh save Robles allowed a run on two hits in one inning, earning the save in Friday's 8-7 win over Cleveland.

Impact Robles was lucky to have a two-run cushion, as he gave up a one-out solo home run to Josh Naylor. He was able to limit the damage there to convert his seventh save of the season. The 30-year-old reliever has added 12 holds with a 3.63 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 34:19 K:BB across 34.2 innings this year. He'll likely continue to split closing duties with Taylor Rogers, who logged a perfect inning for a hold in Friday's game.

JUNE 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Arraez has 8 total bases, Twins top Indians 8-7

Luis Arraez hit two triples and a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning, sparking the Minnesota Twins in a 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians

JUNE 26, 2021 • Associated Press

Robles big Japanese fan; Rosario returns MINNEAPOLIS -- Let's get one thing out of the way first: Hansel Robles will flat-out say that Kenta Maeda is funnier than Shohei Ohtani -- a...

JUNE 25, 2021 • MLB.COM

Indians, streaking Rosario set for matchup against Twins

Rosario takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with Twins

JUNE 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Tagged for three runs in loss Robles (3-4) took the loss Tuesday against the Reds after giving up three runs on two hits with zero strikeouts and zero walks during the ninth inning.

Impact It wasn't a save situation as the right-hander entered with the game tied 7-7, but he was still charged with the loss after allowing a double and hitting a batter before serving up a three-run homer to Tyler Naquin. It's the first time since April 21, a span of 26 appearances, in which Robles surrendered more than one run in an outing. Overall he has a 3.48 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 34:19 K:BB over 33.2 innings with 12 holds, and he's converted six of eight save opportunities.

JUNE 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Naquin's 3-run homer in 9th gives Reds 10-7 win over Twins

Tyler Naquin went 4 for 4 with a three-run home run that broke a ninth-inning tie after the ragged Cincinnati bullpen lost a five-run lead

JUNE 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Clean inning for save Robles pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over Texas.

Impact Robles picked up his first save since June 5 -- in his last six outings, he had three holds, two wins and a loss. He was called on for ninth-inning duties because Taylor Rogers had pitched on three of the last four days, though Robles also gets the initial save call sometimes as well as part of a timeshare. Robles is now 6-for-8 in save chances with 12 holds, a 2.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 34:19 K:BB across 32.2 innings this year.

JUNE 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton, Maeda, Twins win 4th in row; Texas skid hits 6

Byron Buxton launched a two-run home run into the second deck beyond left field eight pitches into the game and Kenta Maeda earned his first win since May 3 as the Minnesota Twins...

JUNE 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Twins take lead on consecutive wild pitches, top Rangers 3-2

Max Kepler scored the go-ahead run on a second consecutive wild pitch from Texas reliever John King in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Rangers 3-2

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Rangers look to break 4-game slide against Twins

Texas will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Rangers take on Minnesota

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Snags win Friday Robles (3-3) struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the extra-inning win Friday versus Texas.

Impact Robles pitched the ninth inning of a tied game and kept it that way. Minnesota's offense rallied for the lead in the 10th to make him the pitcher of record when Tyler Duffey locked down the save. Robles has a 2.93 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 32:19 K:BB across 30.2 innings this year. He's collected five saves, 11 holds and two blown saves while sharing closing duties with Taylor Rogers, who logged a perfect eighth inning Friday.

JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins' triple and 2 bases-loaded walks in 10th beat Texas

Luis Arraez hit an RBI triple to start the Minnesota 10th inning and the Twins then drew two bases-loaded walks to beat the Texas Rangers 7-5

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Takes loss Monday Robles (2-3) suffered the loss Monday against the Mariners after allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one batter over an inning of work.

Impact Robles entered in the eighth with the score knotted at three apiece. He struck out the first batter but then gave up a solo home run to Jake Bauers that ended up being the difference in the game. The 30-year-old struggled early in the year but has turned things around for the most part, as he's posted a 2.40 ERA with five saves, four holds and two wins over the last month, though his 17:10 K:BB in that span isn't promising. The Twins still haven't established a clear-cut closer, with Taylor Rogers still in the mix for saves as well.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Flexen expected to start for the Mariners against the Twins

The Twins will start J.A

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Bauers' 1st homer for Mariners caps comeback, tops Twins 4-3

Jake Bauers barely cleared the wall in right-center field with his first home run since being traded to Seattle and lifted the Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Berríos pitching, Polanco power carry Twins past Astros 5-2

José Berríos completed seven commanding innings for Minnesota against the highest-scoring team in the majors as the Twins beat the Houston Astros 5-2

JUNE 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Earns win against Yankees Robles (2-2) earned the win in relief Thursday against the Yankees after pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Impact Robles, who recently entered the late-inning mix but hasn't been able to steal the closer job completely away from Taylor Rogers, delivered a strong outing while pitching the top of the ninth, as he came away unscathed despite facing Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton. He picked up the win when the Twins rallied in the bottom of the ninth. Even though Robles continues to evidence command issues on a regular basis, he's settled in of late and hasn't given up an earned run in any of his last five outings.

JUNE 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sanó takes part in another triple play, Twins top Royals 2-1

Minnesota first baseman Miguel Sanó swooped in to catch a popped-up bunt and start a triple play, highlighting the Twins’ 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 6, 2021 • Associated Press

Jeffers, Garlick and Sanó homer as Twins beat Royals 5-4

Ryan Jeffers, Kyle Garlick and Miguel Sanó homered, and the Minnesota Twins turned a game-ending double play with the potential tying run at third base to beat the Kansas City Roya...

JUNE 5, 2021 • Associated Press

Takes loss in relief Thursday Robles (1-2) allowed one unearned run on two walks while striking out one across one inning, taking the loss to the Royals on Thursday.

Impact Robles entered the bottom of the seventh inning in a tie game and allowed a run to score to lose the game. However, the run was not charged against him as the run scored on a fielding error by Gilberto Celestino. Robles is a part of the closing committee for the Twins, as three relievers have multiple saves. The 30-year-old has a 3.28 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP with four saves and nine holds in 24.2 innings. He has had trouble with command with a 6.2 BB/9.

JUNE 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins look to end 3-game slide against Royals

Minnesota is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Kansas City

JUNE 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Pérez homers twice again, Royals beat Twins 6-5 with error

Salvador Pérez became only the fourth Kansas City player with consecutive multi-homer games and Jarrod Dyson scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning when centerfielder Gil...

JUNE 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Nabs fourth save Robles secured his fourth save of the season after allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out two in the 10th inning of Monday's 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Impact Because he entered the game in the extra inning, Robles was on the mound with a runner (Maikel Franco) on second base. DJ Stewart's double to lead off the inning scored Franco and cut the Orioles' deficit to one, but Robles was able to close the door on the comeback attempt thereafter. Though Robles has converted four of his five save chances since entering the late-inning mix in mid May, he hasn't been dominant enough to completely steal the job away from Taylor Rogers. He's let in an earned or unearned run in four of his last five outings.

MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Refsnyder, Twins hand Orioles 14th straight loss, 3-2 in 10

Rob Refsnyder bounced back from a run-in with the center-field fence to score the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and the Minnesota Twins handed the Baltimore Oriol...

MAY 31, 2021 • Associated Press